Definitely not the cleanest place I've ever been to, but absolutely one of the most popular and delicious fish spots in the area. Theres a lot of passion and hard work that goes into the food and prep here. For that reason, I totally understand the amount of customers and meals they serve in a rush being overwhelming. read more

Fancy Fish - 4 Merluza - Latin American Near Me - Passaic, New Jersey

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Very long wait when there was no line i wasn't even acknowledged bit the food was delicious when I finally received it

Worst customer service in the area. They are Cuban and Mexican, but they all equal they might be hard-working people, but they have a nasty attitude they were messed up for no reason so be careful read more

I don't recommend this place. I went there a few weeks ago. I stood by the window where I was supposed to place the order and no one came to the window to take my order, even though there people working in there. They just looked at me and didn't bothered to acknowledge me. After a few minutes of standing there I left and got food from the place next door. read more

Food is great. Service takes a while but worth it.suggestion would be to make the place more lovely and add more tables.

This place was very unhygienic- we found a hair in the shrimp cocktail and upon asking the waiter for a replacement we were given no discount or refund for the food. The service was overall unsatisfactory, as the waiter refused to change anything about the cost of our meal despite trying to explain the situation read more

Since my recent visit to Washington D.C., I have been on a mission to find some fried catfish at the level of D.C.'s local eateries. But unfortunately, this quest is proving to be more difficult than expected. I chose to visit Fancy Fish because the name amused me. Valbona X. joined me on the trip to Passaic. The majority of the employees are Hispanic, it's pretty helpful if you can speak Spanish. I think this place doubles as a fish market, cuz you can buy raw fish by the pound. They will also offer to fry it for you. I got a pound and a half of fried flounder filets for $12. I thought that this was a great deal, since I got a lot of freshly fried fish for not a lot of money. The atmosphere of the restaurant shows a hole in the wall, but there are tables if you want to eat there. They accept credit cards too, which is convenient and atypical of the hole in the wall restaurants of the area. read more

Fancy Fish - Fish market - Latin American Near Me - Passaic, New Jersey

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Delicious! Worth the wait! All the food is very fresh, I would recommend take out because the location is very small and there isn't good parking around the area. There isn't a menu but you can ask what type of fish they have and you can add sides like fries, rice, yuca, salad and it usually takes about 15 min to prepare it. Overall awesome. read more

Fancy Fish - A dozen shrimp with fries - Latin American Near Me - Passaic, New Jersey

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They are so nasty and rude in this restaurant my friend went there with her service dog to pick up food and take out and they kicked her and her service dog out. They even cursed her out besides her exposing to them that she has a service dog. The god was being carried and she was just waiting for her order to take and go. Let me not forget to mention the employee that kicked her out was under the influence because his breath was stinking like alcohol read more

What was I thinking, going to a fish place on Good Friday? This local eatery is obviously not a secret to people in the area because, today at lunch, there was a line out the door. On the left side of the restaurant after the front entrance, there is a place your order sign in Spanish and English. Behind the counter by their display window, they have fresh seafood--stacks of whole fish, fillets, salmon steaks, etc. I realized given the crowd that I would not be able to eat in. So, I opted for take out. The guy who took my order said that the Red Snapper fillet I wanted was $7.99/lb. Initially, I told him I wanted a pound. He took 2 large fillets and put it on a scale. Realizing that this was way too much food for lunch, I told him I needed only 1 fillet--about $5 worth. Then, he took my fillet, put it in flour, and into the deep fryer. How's that for fresh! While I was waiting for my food to cook, I took a look at their menu. There were no prices, but in hindsight this would make sense for seafood. I also noticed that many customers ordered the whole Red Snapper. With this fish, they clean it, and then, it is the same cooking process as I described for my fillet. There are a number of sides that I saw: salad, french fries, fried yuca, Spanish rice, and others. I opted for the Spanish rice, and my lunch came out to $7. As mentioned in a previous review, parking may be a problem. For me, this wasn't an issue. I parked in a municipal parking lot just down the street from the restaurant. If you are a yelper and like fried fish, give this place a try. Happy eating. read more

Fancy Fish - Fried red snapper fillet and Spanish rice. - Latin American Near Me - Passaic, New Jersey

As no frills as no frills gets. The fish is on ice waiting for you to order. You can choose from flounder, whiting, shrimp, red snapper fillets, or whole red snapper among others. Once you make your selection the fish is lightly coated with seasoned flour and deep fried. Everything is prepared fresh as you order so be prepared for a little wait. I went with the whole red snapper. The breading was light and crispy and seasoned well enough that no extra seasoning was needed. (though a little hot sauce couldn't hurt a person) The fish was meaty and filling. A whole fish is a nice meal for one hungry person. French fries, yuca, and plantains are available as side dishes. (You can get salad too, but seriously, you're eating deep fried fish. Stop kidding yourself with a salad!) I got an order of yuca. The total was $10.75 I got mine to go and nothing got soggy in the fifteen minutes before I ate. A huge plus! The only downside is location. There's no parking lot and street parking in the area is difficult at best. Still, it's well worth it for amazingly simple, inexpensive, and good food. read more

Amazing fresh fish fried to order. Polite staff. Yuca fries and inca cola...youre set read more

Fancy Fish - Red snapper - Latin American Near Me - Passaic, New Jersey

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Great fish !!!! One thing is that you call to place an order and they don't answer the phone !!!!!! When I was there on line to get in to place my order I called the restaurant and they ignored the phone !! 4 stars read more

Always fresh fish, I always get the flounder filet, red snapper and shrimp with a side of fries and Spanish rice. read more

Went there yesterday (Saturday).....nobody taking orders...just 1 guy cooking and like 20 people crammed inside waiting for orders or waiting to place an order. Is it a shock your busy on a Saturday... hire more help and have everyone social distance...not stacked inside like sardines. read more

Hidden gem. A whole snapper for less than a fraction in restaurants. All sides are $2. Outstanding, fresh caught fish yesterday. Today it is waiting for you to eat. read more

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The place looks like its in the "hood" but the food was iight. It was not my SC fish. The fish are cooked whole not filleted. However, it was seasoned alright. The rice with vegetables was good. read more

Fancy Fish - Whitening a with rice n vegetables - Latin American Near Me - Passaic, New Jersey

The food was excellent but the table cleaner which is an older man hand his hand in his butt....NOT GOOD FOR BUSINESS!!!

Flounder with no bones is sooooo yummy although it always crowded it's so worth it . I drive 45 min just to eat here so worth it

Good prices. Seating was minimal but enough for the spacing. You get a lot of food but they need to season their food more. I've had better but I've also had worse. read more

Excellent spot! If you're looking for fresh, delicious and affordable seafood, seek no further!

The food was great. It was very fresh and the portions were huge. They weigh the fish by the pound. The service was a little slow but the food more than made up for it. read more

Great food and prices are great.fresh daily foods. Good portion.

Worst place!! I do not recommend it at all. They over cook the fish and doesn't taste good neither. Don't even bother asking for tostones they will only give you 4 nasty pieces. read more

Fried flounder with tostones (fried platains) are my favorite. But any fried fish is great here!

I wanted to try this spot out because my mom had wanted fish to eat for dinner, and as soon as we walked in to ask questions, the guys were acting like they didn't understand us. We told them we wanted cooked fish and they were saying that they couldn't cook the fish, but clearly they were lying because there were people siting down eating. To make matters worse, everyone that came in behind us were getting serviced easily. I think this had a lot to do with the fact that there were nothing but Hispanics and Mexicans in the town, (we are of African-American descent), and they basically ignored us the whole time, so we ended up just walking out. They were better off just telling us "sorry, we are unable to serve you due to the color of your skin". read more

Great place if you want fast service and fresh ingredients. Fish is made to order as a whole fish or fillets. Great side dishes such as yellow rice, tostones, yucca at extra cost. Also make sure you try the Fish soup and the Shrimp ceviche read more